Tanach
Ezra 7 עזרא ז׳
Part of: Petuchah, Ezra 7:1Petuchah, Ezra 7:7Petuchah, Ezra 7:12Petuchah, Ezra 7:25Petuchah, Ezra 7:27Setumah, Ezra 7:11
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וְאַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה בְּמַלְכוּת אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָס עֶזְרָא בֶּן־שְׂרָיָה בֶּן־עֲזַרְיָה בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּֽה׃
And after these things [(the building of the Temple)], (there was) in the reign of Artachshast, king of Paras, Ezra, the son of Seraya, the son of Azaryah, the son of Chilkiyah,
And after these things [(the building of the Temple)], (there was) in the reign of Artachshast, king of Paras, Ezra, the son of Seraya, the son of Azaryah, the son of Chilkiyah,
Rashi
ארתחשסתא. הוא דריוש:
Artaxerxes That is Darius.
בֶּן־שַׁלּוּם בֶּן־צָדוֹק בֶּן־אֲחִיטֽוּב׃
the son of Shalum, the son of Tzaddok, the son of Achituv,
the son of Shalum, the son of Tzaddok, the son of Achituv,
בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָה בֶן־עֲזַרְיָה בֶּן־מְרָיֽוֹת׃
the son of Amaryah, the son of Azaryah, the son of Merayoth,
the son of Amaryah, the son of Azaryah, the son of Merayoth,
בֶּן־זְרַֽחְיָה בֶן־עֻזִּי בֶּן־בֻּקִּֽי׃
the son of Zecharyah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
the son of Zecharyah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,
בֶּן־אֲבִישׁוּעַ בֶּן־פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן הָרֹֽאשׁ׃
the son of Avishua, the son of Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aaron, the first of the priests.
the son of Avishua, the son of Pinchas, the son of Elazar, the son of Aaron, the first of the priests.
הוּא עֶזְרָא עָלָה מִבָּבֶל וְהֽוּא־סֹפֵר מָהִיר בְּתוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּיַד־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו עָלָיו כֹּל בַּקָּשָׁתֽוֹ׃ {פ}
This Ezra [(Malachi)] went up [(to Eretz Yisrael)] from Bavel. And he was a swift scribe in the Torah of Moses given by the L-rd G-d of Israel. And the king [(Darius)] granted whatever he requested as he was charged by the L-rd his G-d.
This Ezra [(Malachi)] went up [(to Eretz Yisrael)] from Bavel. And he was a swift scribe in the Torah of Moses given by the L-rd G-d of Israel. And the king [(Darius)] granted whatever he requested as he was charged by the L-rd his G-d.
Rashi
ויתן לו המלך. דריוש:
and the king granted him [i.e., King] Darius.
כיד ה' אלהיו עליו. כאשר צוה הקב"ה עליו ומקרא מסורס הוא ויתן לו המלך כל בקשתו כיד ה' אלהיו עליו ואמרו רז"ל עזרא הוא מלאכי:
according to the command of the Lord his God upon him as the Holy One, blessed be He, had commanded him. This verse is transposed [its meaning being]: and the King granted him his entire request, according to the command of the Lord upon him. And our Rabbis said (Meg. 15a) that Ezra and Malachi were one and the same.
וַיַּֽעֲלוּ מִבְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים וְהַנְּתִינִים אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁבַע לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
And some of the children of Israel went up, and some of the priests and the Levites, and the singers and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year [(one year after the completion of the Temple)] of Artachshast [(Darius)] the king.
And some of the children of Israel went up, and some of the priests and the Levites, and the singers and the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim, to Jerusalem, in the seventh year [(one year after the completion of the Temple)] of Artachshast [(Darius)] the king.
Rashi
בשנת שבע. היא שנה אחר תשלום הבית:
in the seventh year That is a year after the completion of the Temple.
לאתחשסתא. הוא דריוש:
of Artaxerxes That is Darius.
וַיָּבֹא יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי הִיא שְׁנַת הַשְּׁבִיעִית לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
And he [Ezra] came to Jerusalem in the fifth month [(Av)], the seventh year of the king.
And he [Ezra] came to Jerusalem in the fifth month [(Av)], the seventh year of the king.
Rashi
בחדש החמישי. הוא חדש אב כי באחד לחודש ניסן אותו היום היתה תחלת עלייתם מבבל ובאחד לחדש אב באו לירושלים:
in the fifth month i.e., the month of Av, for the first of the month of Nissan was the beginning of their ascent from Babylon, and on the first of the month of Av they arrived in Jerusalem.
כִּי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן הוּא יְסֻד הַֽמַּעֲלָה מִבָּבֶל וּבְאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי בָּא אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כְּיַד־אֱלֹהָיו הַטּוֹבָה עָלָֽיו׃
For on the first day of the first month [(Nissan)] was the beginning of the ascent from Bavel, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, in the goodness of his G-d to him.
For on the first day of the first month [(Nissan)] was the beginning of the ascent from Bavel, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, in the goodness of his G-d to him.
Rashi
יסוד המעלה. יסוד תחלת העליה:
was the commencement of the ascent the foundation of the commencement of the ascent.
כיד אלהיו. כאשר הצליחו יד הקב"ה שהיתה ידו טובה עליו להצליחו בדרכיו:
according to the...hand of his God as the hand of the Holy One, blessed be He, caused him to succeed, for His hand was good upon him to make him succeed in his way.
כִּי עֶזְרָא הֵכִין לְבָבוֹ לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת־תּוֹרַת יְהֹוָה וְלַעֲשֹׂת וּלְלַמֵּד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ {ס}
For Ezra had readied his heart to expound the Torah of the L-rd and to do [i.e., to observe it], and to teach Israel statute and judgment.
For Ezra had readied his heart to expound the Torah of the L-rd and to do [i.e., to observe it], and to teach Israel statute and judgment.
Rashi
כי עזרא וגו'. ועל כן הלך והצליח בדרכו שהרי עזרא הכין לבבו וגומר נותן טעם לדבריו:
For Ezra... Therefore, he went and prospered in his way, because Ezra prepared his heart, etc. He gives a reason for his words.
וְזֶה ׀ פַּרְשֶׁגֶן הַֽנִּשְׁתְּוָן אֲשֶׁר נָתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא לְעֶזְרָא הַכֹּהֵן הַסֹּפֵר סֹפֵר דִּבְרֵי מִצְוֺת־יְהֹוָה וְחֻקָּיו עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
And this is the text of the letter given by King Artachshast to Ezra the priest, the scribe, the scribe of the words of the mitzvoth of the L-rd and His statutes to Israel.
And this is the text of the letter given by King Artachshast to Ezra the priest, the scribe, the scribe of the words of the mitzvoth of the L-rd and His statutes to Israel.
Rashi
וזה פרשגן הנשתוון. וזה פתשגן הכתב:
And this is the interpretation of the writ Heb. פַתְשֶּׁגֶן הַכְּתָב.
וחקיו על ישראל. ואת חקיו אשר צוה על ישראל לשמרם:
and His statutes to Israel and His statutes that He commanded Israel to keep.
אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא מֶלֶךְ מַלְכַיָּא לְעֶזְרָא כָהֲנָא סָפַר דָּתָא דִּֽי־אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא גְּמִיר וּכְעֶֽנֶת׃
"Artachshast, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, confirmed scribe of the Torah of the L-rd of heaven:
"Artachshast, king of kings, to Ezra the priest, confirmed scribe of the Torah of the L-rd of heaven:
Rashi
ספר דתא. ספר תורה:
the Book of Law [as translated,] the Book of Law.
גמיר וכענת. ספיקא היא בידו:
who has mastered... and Ke’eneth He has mastered it in his hand.
מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם דִּי כׇל־מִתְנַדַּב בְּמַלְכוּתִי מִן־עַמָּא יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכָהֲנוֹהִי וְלֵוָיֵא לִמְהָךְ לִֽירוּשְׁלֶם עִמָּךְ יְהָֽךְ׃
I hereby grant authorization that all in my kingdom, of [the people of] Israel, and its priests and Levites, who desire to go with you to Jerusalem, may do so.
I hereby grant authorization that all in my kingdom, of [the people of] Israel, and its priests and Levites, who desire to go with you to Jerusalem, may do so.
Rashi
מני שים טעם. ממני יוצא הרשות כי כל אשר נדבה רוחו אותו מן ישראל מן הכהנים והלוים ללכת לירושלים ילכו עמך:
An order is issued by me The authorization emanates from me that whoever of Israel, of the priests, or of the Levites, whose heart prompts him to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.
כׇּל־קֳבֵל דִּי מִן־קֳדָם מַלְכָּא וְשִׁבְעַת יָעֲטֹהִי שְׁלִיחַ לְבַקָּרָה עַל־יְהוּד וְלִֽירוּשְׁלֶם בְּדָת אֱלָהָךְ דִּי בִידָֽךְ׃
You are hereby deputed by the king and his seven counselors to ascertain whether the Jews of Jerusalem (are occupied) with the Torah of your G-d (that is) in your hand
You are hereby deputed by the king and his seven counselors to ascertain whether the Jews of Jerusalem (are occupied) with the Torah of your G-d (that is) in your hand
Rashi
כל קבל. בשביל כך מאת המלך ושבעת יועציו רואי פני המלך אתה שלוח:
Because of this Because of this, you are sent from the king and his seven advisors who saw the king’s face.
ושבעת יעטוהי. ושבע יועציו הם שבעה רואי פני המלך:
and his seven advisors and his seven advisors; they are the seven who see the king’s face.
לבקרה על יהוד. כדי לדרוש ולבדוק על היהודים אשר בירושלים אם הם עסוקים בתורתו של הקב"ה אשר בידך:
to search out Judea An order to seek and to search out the Jews who are in Jerusalem, to see whether they are engaged in the Torah of the Holy One, blessed be He, which is in your hand.
וּלְהֵיבָלָה כְּסַף וּדְהַב דִּֽי־מַלְכָּא וְיָעֲטוֹהִי הִתְנַדַּבוּ לֶאֱלָהּ יִשְׂרָאֵל דִּי בִֽירוּשְׁלֶם מִשְׁכְּנֵֽהּ׃
and to bring (there) the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have donated to the G-d of Israel for [the maintenance of] His abode in Jerusalem.
and to bring (there) the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have donated to the G-d of Israel for [the maintenance of] His abode in Jerusalem.
Rashi
ולהיבלה. ולהוליך כסף וזהב של המלך ויועציו אשר התנדב לאלהי ישראל לתקן ביתו אשר משכנו וביתו בירושלים:
And to bring and to bring the silver and gold of the king and his advisors that they donated to the God of Israel, to maintain His House, Whose habitation and House are in Jerusalem.
וְכֹל כְּסַף וּדְהַב דִּי תְהַשְׁכַּח בְּכֹל מְדִינַת בָּבֶל עִם הִתְנַדָּבוּת עַמָּא וְכָֽהֲנַיָּא מִֽתְנַדְּבִין לְבֵית אֱלָהֲהֹם דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃
And all the silver and the gold that you find [to have been donated] in the entire province of Bavel, together with the donations of the people and the priests for the house of their G-d in Jerusalem [(shall you bring there)].
And all the silver and the gold that you find [to have been donated] in the entire province of Bavel, together with the donations of the people and the priests for the house of their G-d in Jerusalem [(shall you bring there)].
Rashi
וכל כסף ודהב. וכל נדבת כסף וזהב אשר תמצא במדינת בבל עם שאר נדבת העם והכהנים אשר מתנדבים לביתו של הקב"ה אשר בירושלים תוליך הכל לירושלים:
And all the silver and gold and all the silver and gold that you will find in the province of Babylon, together with the donations of the people and the priests that they will donate to the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, which is in Jerusalem; you shall take everything to Jerusalem.
כׇּל־קֳבֵל דְּנָה אׇסְפַּרְנָא תִקְנֵא בְּכַסְפָּא דְנָה תּוֹרִין ׀ דִּכְרִין אִמְּרִין וּמִנְחָתְהוֹן וְנִסְכֵּיהוֹן וּתְקָרֵב הִמּוֹ עַֽל־מַדְבְּחָה דִּי בֵּית אֱלָהֲכֹם דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶֽם׃
Accordingly, you shall quickly purchase [(for the Temple service)], with this silver, bulls, rams, and sheep, and their meal-offerings and libations, and sacrifice them upon the altar of the house of your G-d in Jerusalem.
Accordingly, you shall quickly purchase [(for the Temple service)], with this silver, bulls, rams, and sheep, and their meal-offerings and libations, and sacrifice them upon the altar of the house of your G-d in Jerusalem.
Rashi
כל קבל דנה. ובשביל כך של עבודות המקדש מהרה תקנה בכסף זה בקר ואילים וכבשים וזבחים ומנחות ונסכי' ותקריבם על המזבח של הקב"ה:
Because of this And because of this, because it is for the service of the Sanctuary, you shall quickly purchase with this money cattle, rams and lambs; sacrifices, meal-offerings, and libations, and you shall offer them up on the altar of the Holy One, blessed be He.
וּמָה דִי (עליך) [עֲלָךְ] וְעַל־[אֶחָךְ] (אחיך) יֵיטַב בִּשְׁאָר כַּסְפָּא וְדַהֲבָה לְמֶעְבַּד כִּרְעוּת אֱלָהֲכֹם תַּעַבְדֽוּן׃
And whatever you and your brothers desire to do with the surplus of the silver and gold, according to the will of your G-d, shall you do.
And whatever you and your brothers desire to do with the surplus of the silver and gold, according to the will of your G-d, shall you do.
Rashi
ומה די עלך. ואשר ייטיב לך ולאחיך במותר הכסף והזהב לעשות כרצונו של הקב"ה תעשו:
And what pleases you And what pleases you and your brethren (to do) with the rest of the silver and the gold, according to the will of the Holy One, blessed be He, you shall do.
וּמָֽאנַיָּא דִּֽי־מִתְיַהֲבִין לָךְ לְפׇלְחָן בֵּית אֱלָהָךְ הַשְׁלֵם קֳדָם אֱלָהּ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם׃
And the vessels that were given you for the service of the house of your G-d, reposit before G-d in Jerusalem.
And the vessels that were given you for the service of the house of your G-d, reposit before G-d in Jerusalem.
Rashi
ומאניא. וכלים הנתונים לך לעבודתו של הקדוש ברוך הוא שלם לפני הקב"ה בירושלים:
And the vessels And the vessels that are given to you for the service of the Holy One, blessed be He, give in their entirety before the Holy One, blessed be He, in Jerusalem.
וּשְׁאָר חַשְׁחוּת בֵּית אֱלָהָךְ דִּי יִפֶּל־לָךְ לְמִנְתַּן תִּנְתֵּן מִן־בֵּית גִּנְזֵי מַלְכָּֽא׃
And the rest of the requirements of the house of your G-d that you may be called upon to supply, give [i.e., fund them] from the king's treasury.
And the rest of the requirements of the house of your G-d that you may be called upon to supply, give [i.e., fund them] from the king's treasury.
Rashi
ושאר חשחות. ושאר צריכות שתצטרך לביתו של הקב"ה לקנות אשר יהיה לך ליתן הדמים תתן מאוצר המלך:
And the rest of the necessities and the rest of the necessities that you will require for the House of the Holy One, blessed be He, to purchase, for which you will have to give the money; you shall give from the royal treasury.
וּמִנִּי אֲנָה אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא מַלְכָּא שִׂים טְעֵם לְכֹל גִּזַּֽבְרַיָּא דִּי בַּעֲבַר נַהֲרָה דִּי כׇל־דִּי יִשְׁאֲלֶנְכוֹן עֶזְרָא כָהֲנָא סָפַר דָּתָא דִּֽי־אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא אׇסְפַּרְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃
And it is decreed by me, Artachshast the king, to all the [king's] treasurers across the river that all that is asked of you by Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Torah of the G-d of Heaven, shall be quickly done.
And it is decreed by me, Artachshast the king, to all the [king's] treasurers across the river that all that is asked of you by Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Torah of the G-d of Heaven, shall be quickly done.
Rashi
ומני אנה. וממני אני דריוש המלך יוצא ציווי ורשות לכל הגזברים אשר בעב' הנהר לצד א"י המקבלים מסים שלי מן העובדי כוכבים אשר כל דבר שישאל מכם עזרא הכהן סופר התורה של הקב"ה מהרה יעשה שלא יעכבו את שאלתו עד מאה ככרים של כסף לקנות קרבנות ומאה כורי' חטין למנחות ועד מאה מדות יין לנסכים ומאה (מדות) של שמן לבלול מנחות ומלח לקרבנות כענין שנא' (ויקרא ב׳:י״ג) וכל קרבן מנחתך במלח תמלח:
And from me—I And from me—I, King Darius—is issued a command and an authorization to all the treasurers who are on the other side of the river of the side of Israel, who receive my taxes from the nations, that anything that Ezra the priest, the scholar of the Law of the Holy One, blessed be He, requests of you, shall be performed quickly. They should not delay his request up to a hundred talents of silver, with which to purchase sacrifices, and a hundred kors of wheat for meal-offerings, and up to a hundred measures of wine for the libations, and a hundred measures of oil to mingle the meal- offerings, and salt for the sacrifices, according to the matter that is stated (Lev. 2:13): “And every meal-offering you shall salt with salt.”
עַד־כְּסַף כַּכְּרִין מְאָה וְעַד־חִנְטִין כּוֹרִין מְאָה וְעַד־חֲמַר בַּתִּין מְאָה וְעַד־בַּתִּין מְשַׁח מְאָה וּמְלַח דִּי־לָא כְתָֽב׃
Up to one hundred talents of silver [(for the sacrifices)], and up to one hundred kors of wheat [(for the meal-offerings)], and up to one hundred baths of wine [(for the libations)], and up to one hundred baths of oil [(to mix with the meal-offerings, and salt [(for the offerings)], [the amount] not specified, [as required].
Up to one hundred talents of silver [(for the sacrifices)], and up to one hundred kors of wheat [(for the meal-offerings)], and up to one hundred baths of wine [(for the libations)], and up to one hundred baths of oil [(to mix with the meal-offerings, and salt [(for the offerings)], [the amount] not specified, [as required].
Rashi
די לא כתב. ומלח שאין כתוב בו מדה יתנו ככל הצורך:
which is not written And salt, regarding which no measure is written, they shall give according to how much is needed.
כׇּל־דִּי מִן־טַעַם אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא יִתְעֲבֵד אַדְרַזְדָּא לְבֵית אֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא דִּֽי־לְמָה לֶֽהֱוֵא קְצַף עַל־מַלְכוּת מַלְכָּא וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃
All that is mandated by the G-d of heaven shall be [executed quickly] by the seal of the king, for the house of the G-d of heaven. For why should (the) wrath [of G-d] descend upon the kingdom of the king and his sons?
All that is mandated by the G-d of heaven shall be [executed quickly] by the seal of the king, for the house of the G-d of heaven. For why should (the) wrath [of G-d] descend upon the kingdom of the king and his sons?
Rashi
כל די מן טעם. כל אשר יהיה מרשותו של הקב"ה וציוויו יעשה בזריזות בחותם המלך לביתו של הקב"ה:
Whatever is with the authorization Whatever is with the authorization of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His command, shall be done with alacrity, with the seal of the king for the House of the Holy One, blessed be He.
אדרזדא. חותם בלשון ערבי:
with a seal Aram. אַדְרַזְדָּא, seal in Arabic.
די למה להוא. אשר למה יהיה קצף על מלכות המלך ובניו ועל כן יתנו הגזברים כל צרכי הבית:
for why should there be For why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? Therefore, the treasurers shall provide all the needs of the House.
וּלְכֹם מְהוֹדְעִין דִּי כׇל־כָּהֲנַיָּא וְלֵוָיֵא זַמָּרַיָּא תָרָֽעַיָּא נְתִינַיָּא וּפָלְחֵי בֵּית אֱלָהָא דְנָה מִנְדָּה בְלוֹ וַהֲלָךְ לָא שַׁלִּיט לְמִרְמֵא עֲלֵיהֹֽם׃ {פ}
And we hereby apprise you that all priests, Levites, singers, gate-keepers, Nethinim, and workers in this house of G-d — mindah, belo, and halach [viz. 4:13], no [man] shall presume to impose upon them.
And we hereby apprise you that all priests, Levites, singers, gate-keepers, Nethinim, and workers in this house of G-d — mindah, belo, and halach [viz. 4:13], no [man] shall presume to impose upon them.
Rashi
ולכום מהודעין. ולכם אנו מודיעים אשר כל הכהנים והלוים המשוררים והשוערים והנתינים שהם חוטבי עצים ושואבי מים למזבח ועובדים בבית זה של הקב"ה לא ישלוט אדם עליהם להשליך עליהם מס וכסף גולגולת אלא יהיו בני חורין מעבודת המלך:
And we are making known to you And we are making known to you that [over] all the priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinites, who are wood cutters and water drawers for the altar, and those who serve in this House of the Holy One, no man shall be empowered over them to levy upon them any tribute or head tax, but they shall be free from the service of the king.
וְאַנְתְּ עֶזְרָא כְּחׇכְמַת אֱלָהָךְ דִּֽי־בִידָךְ מֶנִּי שָׁפְטִין וְדַיָּנִין דִּי־לֶהֱוֺן (דאנין) [דָּאיְנִין] לְכׇל־עַמָּא דִּי בַּעֲבַר נַהֲרָה לְכׇל־יָדְעֵי דָּתֵי אֱלָהָךְ וְדִי לָא יָדַע תְּהוֹדְעֽוּן׃
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of G-d that you possess, appoint judges and dayanim to judge all of the people across the river, [(appoint)] all who know the laws of your G-d; and [instruct] him who does not know.
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of G-d that you possess, appoint judges and dayanim to judge all of the people across the river, [(appoint)] all who know the laws of your G-d; and [instruct] him who does not know.
Rashi
ואנת עזרא כחכמת אלהיך די בידך. ואתה עזרא כפי חכמת אלהיך אשר בידיך יותר מן השופטים והדיינים שהם דנין כל העם שבעבר הנהר לצד ארץ ישראל עם יודעי התורה:
And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which is in your hand and you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which is in your hand [and which is] greater than that of the judges and the magistrates who judge all the people beyond the river to the side of Israel, the people knowledgeable in the Torah.
ודי לא ידע. והשופט אשר לא ידע לשפוט תודיע לו המשפט לעשותו:
and whoever does not know and the judge who does not know how to judge, inform him of the judgment that he should execute it.
וְכׇל־דִּי־לָא לֶהֱוֵא עָבֵד דָּתָא דִֽי־אֱלָהָךְ וְדָתָא דִּי מַלְכָּא אׇסְפַּרְנָא דִּינָה לֶהֱוֵא מִתְעֲבֵד מִנֵּהּ הֵן לְמוֹת הֵן (לשרשו) [לִשְׁרֹשִׁי] הֵן־לַעֲנָשׁ נִכְסִין וְלֶאֱסוּרִֽין׃ {פ}
And anyone who does not observe the law of your G-d and the law of the king, let justice be quickly executed upon him, whether to die or to be rooted out [(of the world together with his seed)], or to be punished in his property or to suffer afflictions."
And anyone who does not observe the law of your G-d and the law of the king, let justice be quickly executed upon him, whether to die or to be rooted out [(of the world together with his seed)], or to be punished in his property or to suffer afflictions."
Rashi
וכל די לא להוא עבד. וכל אשר לא יהיה עושה דתו של הקב"ה ודת המלך מהרה יעכב הדין והמשפט:
And whoever does not fulfill and whoever does not fulfill the law of the Holy One, blessed be He, and the law of the king promptly, viz. that he delays the law and the judgment.
דינה. הדין יעשה ממנו מן המעכב משפט:
judgment The judgment shall be inflicted upon him, upon the one who obstructs justice.
הן למות. להרג:
whether to be executed [as translated,] whether to be executed.
הן לשרושי. אם לעקרו מן העולם אותו ואת זרעו ואת משפחתו, לשרושי דישראצינ"ר בלע"ז:
uprooted whether to uproot him from the world, him, his offspring and his family (לִשְּׁרשִׁי is desraziner in Old French, to uproot).
הן לענוש נכסין. אם לענשו בממון:
fined to be punished with money.
ולאסורין. או לייסרו בייסורין, עד כאן מכתב האגרת אשר נתן דריוש המלך לעזרא הסופר למען ישאהו לירושלים להראותו אל הכהנים והלוים וגזברי המלך למען יחזיקו לקיים המצות ולעבוד ה' בבית המקדש ולשמור התורה כמשפט:
or tortured or to torture him with tortures. Until here is the writ of the letter that King Darius gave to Ezra the scribe in order that he convey it to Jerusalem to show it to the priests and the Levites and the king’s treasurers, in order that they persist in performing the commandments and worshiping the Lord in the Temple and keeping the Torah properly.
בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵינוּ אֲשֶׁר נָתַן כָּזֹאת בְּלֵב הַמֶּלֶךְ לְפָאֵר אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
Blessed is the L-rd, the G-d of our fathers, who placed it thus in the heart of the king to glorify the house of the L-rd in Jerusalem.
Blessed is the L-rd, the G-d of our fathers, who placed it thus in the heart of the king to glorify the house of the L-rd in Jerusalem.
Rashi
ברוך ה'. כך כתב עזרא בספרו כאשר נתן הודאה להקב"ה:
Blessed be the Lord Ezra wrote this in his Book when he gave thanks to the Holy One, blessed be He.
וְעָלַי הִטָּה־חֶסֶד לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיֽוֹעֲצָיו וּלְכׇל־שָׂרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ הַגִּבֹּרִים וַאֲנִי הִתְחַזַּקְתִּי כְּיַד־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי עָלַי וָאֶקְבְּצָה מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל רָאשִׁים לַעֲלוֹת עִמִּֽי׃ {פ}
Upon me did He incline lovingkindness before the king and his counselors, and before all the mighty chiefs of the king. And I have strengthened myself according to the hand of the L-rd my G-d upon me, and I gathered from Israel [(of those left in Bavel)] heads [of fathers' houses] to go up with me [(to Jerusalem)].
Upon me did He incline lovingkindness before the king and his counselors, and before all the mighty chiefs of the king. And I have strengthened myself according to the hand of the L-rd my G-d upon me, and I gathered from Israel [(of those left in Bavel)] heads [of fathers' houses] to go up with me [(to Jerusalem)].
Rashi
ויועציו. הם שבעה רואי פני המלך הן שבעה יעטוהי של מעלה:
and his advisers They are his seven advisers mentioned above (verse 14).
כיד ה' אלהי עלי. כאשר היתה עזרתו של הקב"ה עלי וקבצתי מישראל הנשארים בבבל ראשי אבות וגדולים לעלות עמי מבבל:
according to the hand of the Lord my God upon me as the help of the Holy One, blessed be He, was upon me; and I gathered from the Israelites remaining in Babylon the chiefs of the fathers’ houses and the great men to ascend with me from Babylon.
ואחר הדברים האלה. של בנין הבית:
And after these incidents of the building of the House.